Children's self-efficacy scale: Initial psychometric studies

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-156

  De Cássia Martinelli, Selma ^a   Bartholomeu, Daniel ^b   Gakyia Caliatto, Susana ^a   De Grecci Sassi, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Silesian University Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elementary school; Factor analysis; Psychological evaluation; Rasch analysis; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649098743     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282908325551     Document Type: Article

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